Focus on Christ What or who do you focus on in your thinking? Have you made up your mind to go your own way or to only go God’s Way? The accepted posture for a disciple of Jesus Christ is a guarded mind that is sober. If your thinking is not right then your obedience…
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Deceit can affect your health. Deceit is the deliberate attempt to mislead someone. Hypocrisy is the pretended possession of those qualities that would make others believe in one’s sincerity, goodness, and devotion. One of the clearest illustrations of deceit was told to me by my friend and mentor Dr. Henry Brandt. I remember him telling…
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Deception is a common act of everyday life. It has become so common, many times people don’t even recognize when they are deceptive. In the courtroom, a witness failing to reveal accurately what is on his mind while under oath is perjury or deception. If an action or event that is wrong is in a…
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If someone needs correction, who would you prefer to deliver the message? Would you rather it be a humble or arrogant person? Of course we want the humble person, don’t we? It is very difficult to respond positively to an arrogant person. A humble person is a much better choice for delivering a corrective message,…
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Focus on Christ Why do you do the right thing? Is it because you learned good morals growing up? Do you obey the law so that you will not be embarrassed? Or do you obey the law because you love God? People do not want to talk about their morals, unless they think they are…
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Many are offering false hope to save our society. To the drunk, the world says it is not his fault; it is a disease or an addiction. He cannot control himself. Society must save him! Society says, “We want to help you. We have groups to support you. We will help you manage this problem.”…
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I remember my grandmother saying, “What’s down in the well comes up in the bucket! If the well has muddy water, then that is what you get, if it is clean spring water, then that is what comes up in the bucket.” What’s down in your inner self is what comes out when you are…
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Pretending happiness is a tough way to live. It takes a lot of energy to keep up this acting lifestyle. George wanted to clear up the gnawing sense of anxiety and growing unhappiness that plagued him, and hoped to do so before anyone else found out about his condition. So he quietly sought professional counseling.…
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Imagine responding to pressure, perplexities, persecution, and destruction with a quiet spirit. To experience quietness and peace is indeed a treasure. Maybe you think you need a quiet secluded place to achieve a quiet spirit. But the Spirit of God also has a quieting effect on the body. Of course you do not have to…
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Understanding our inner person can be quite complicated for us. However, God’s invitation is to believe, receive, abide, come, and take of His resources so that we will have a greater understanding of the inner person. Frequently, an individual will protest that he has no will power, that he is weak, or that his case…
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